Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Germany: UKE Bonn telegram 577 to FCO (1219Z) (“2 Plus 4 Ministerial: Bonn, 5 May: breakfast with Genscher and Dumas”) [Powell note: "A very important telegram. The Russians want to let unification go ahead now, but have a 3-4 year transitional period to settle the external consequences"] [declassified Dec 2016]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/3001 ff293-295 |
| Editorial comments: | |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 3pp |
| Themes: | British relations with the US, British relations with the Soviet Union, British relations with France, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, German unification, 1989-90, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), Foreign policy - theory and process, Defence (general), Defence (arms control) |
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